David Ennals, Baron Ennals
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David Hedley Ennals, Baron Ennals, PC (19 August 1922 – 17 June 1995) was a British Labour Party politician and campaigner for human rights.
Ennals stood as a Liberal candidate at Richmond (Surrey) in the 1951 General election [1]. He later joined the Labour Party and was elected as Labour MP for Dover (1964-70), and Norwich North (Feb.1974-1983), and in 1976 became Secretary of State for Social Services. Losing his seat in the General Election of 1983, he was created a life peer, as Baron Ennals, of Norwich in the County of Norfolk, and became Chairman of the United Nations Association the following year.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John Arbuthnot |
Member of Parliament for Dover 1964–1970 |
Succeeded by Peter Rees, later Lord Rees |
| Preceded by George Wallace |
Member of Parliament for Norwich North February 1974–1983 |
Succeeded by Patrick Thompson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Barbara Castle |
Secretary of State for Social Services 1976–1979 |
Succeeded by Patrick Jenkin |
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